Bumper / Engine Noise (Bearings)
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Bumper / Engine Noise (Bearings)
Got a quick questions for those out there. Has anyone experienced dents in the bumper? I mean out of the ordinary. I live in a really rural area and i park my car away from everything and i have three dents in my rear bumper. I took it to the certified MB body shop and they said that it's weird as there are no scratches or anything that shows the car got hit other then a dent in the plastic and he said it should bounce back in place, but in my car it didn't He tried to heat the plastic up, but it didn't work. Crazy he said he never seen anything like it. Of course it's over a grand to get a new bumper so i'll have to live with it. Has anyone had the same issues? Don't lean on your bumper it may not bounce back into place
I recently reported some wired noise i have been experiencing and while i found it hard to believe that my bearing could go so early as i only have 20K on my car it in fact was the bearings according to MB. They just called. I'm crossing my fingers that solves the problem. Has anyone else bearing gone this early?
I recently reported some wired noise i have been experiencing and while i found it hard to believe that my bearing could go so early as i only have 20K on my car it in fact was the bearings according to MB. They just called. I'm crossing my fingers that solves the problem. Has anyone else bearing gone this early?
Last edited by Hokie2000; Jan 7, 2010 at 04:35 PM.
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Are these large dents, as if something heavy was pushed against the bumper, or small dents, like if hit with some small object.
Also, what do you mean by "wired"....what wiring do you think is involved with the bumper? Other than the lighting, this is not an electrical issue.
Also, what do you mean by "wired"....what wiring do you think is involved with the bumper? Other than the lighting, this is not an electrical issue.
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Larger dents as somebody maybe leaned there hand on it as they leaned to put air in the tires. For all i know i did it. I'm still trying to figure it out. I do lean a little on the car when i put air in it, but don't think it should be causing dents in the bumper. I'm not heavy either i only weigh about 150.
I meant weird. Sorry. Typing fast.
I meant weird. Sorry. Typing fast.
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So, the only part of the rear fascia (the bumper is actually the steel beam behind the bodycolor plastic cover - the "fascia") which you might lean on when adding air would be the lower side, not the actual rear face, below the cut line where the steel body meets the plastic fascia? Seems like an awkward stance, given how low that cut line is and the way the fascia starts to tuck in. And, that seems like you're describing the application of significant concentrated force. It almost sounds like someone kicked it with running shoes, not scratching, but hitting the surface hard enough to deflect it.
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Got a quick questions for those out there. Has anyone experienced dents in the bumper? I mean out of the ordinary. I live in a really rural area and i park my car away from everything and i have three dents in my rear bumper. I took it to the certified MB body shop and they said that it's weird as there are no scratches or anything that shows the car got hit other then a dent in the plastic and he said it should bounce back in place, but in my car it didn't He tried to heat the plastic up, but it didn't work. Crazy he said he never seen anything like it. Of course it's over a grand to get a new bumper so i'll have to live with it. Has anyone had the same issues? Don't lean on your bumper it may not bounce back into place
I recently reported some wired noise i have been experiencing and while i found it hard to believe that my bearing could go so early as i only have 20K on my car it in fact was the bearings according to MB. They just called. I'm crossing my fingers that solves the problem. Has anyone else bearing gone this early?
I recently reported some wired noise i have been experiencing and while i found it hard to believe that my bearing could go so early as i only have 20K on my car it in fact was the bearings according to MB. They just called. I'm crossing my fingers that solves the problem. Has anyone else bearing gone this early?
Since you live in a "really rural area" and in reference to your bumper damage, what about billy goats?
